The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

FONTSWho built it...Artemisia the wife and sister to King MausolusArtemisia died before the mausoleum was finishedhttp://www.carlsguides.com/strategy/civilization5/wonders/mausoleumofhalicarnassus.phphttp://bodrumturkeytravel.com/history-culture/mausoleum-halicarnassus/Who is buried in it...It was a tomb and tribute for MausolusWhen Artemisia died she was buried with Mausolus They were both buried in an Alibaster sarcophogusWhatA mausoleum is an above ground tombIt was a tomb for the Persian King Mausolus The word mausoleum comes from the name Mausolushttp://gryllosblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/26th-may-the-british-museum-london/WhereThe mausoleum is in present day southwest Turkey (Bodrum, Turkey) and in ancient day AnatoliaIt is on a hill outside the town of Halicarnassus http://www.cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/halicarnassus/Beginning to endhttp://beatsme.hubpages.com/hub/Mausoleum-at-HalicarnassusConstruction was started in 353 B.C. the finished date is unknown It was destroyed by an earthquke in the 1400'sOther uses.....The Crusaders used some of the ruins of the mausoleum to build Bodrum CastleThe Knights of St. John of Malta found the burial chamber when they were fortifying the castlehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bodrum_Castle_4.JPGRediscoveryIn 1852 the British museum sent Charles Thomas Newton to look for the mausoleumHe started an excavation and eventually found many statues that he sent back to the British museumhttp://www.bridgemanart.com/en-GB/asset/255180Britain and TurkeyTurkey wants all of the famous statues from Halicarnassas backWhen Charles Newton discovered the statues the law that you need to leave what you discover in the country wasn't a lawThere is an international argument about who owns the statuesBefore and AfterWe don't really know what it looked like before it was destroyed but it might have looked like the left pictureThe mausoleum looks like the right side todayDetails127 by 100 feet is it base and 140 feet highEach side of it was sculpted by a different person: Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, LeocharesThe most famous statue was Mausolus and Artemisia in a chariot being pulled by horses on the top of the mausoleumhttp://ldmart315.edublogs.org/http://www.wingsunfurled-web.com/en/travel/europe/united-kingdom/england-london-picture-british-museum-00190.htmlhttp://banderasnews.com/0611/to-sevenwonders.htmI hope you know where the word mausoleum comes from!Conclusion